Flare mounting



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Patented Jan. 12, 1943 UNITED ,STATES PATEN'l OFFlCE Original application March 10, 1937, 'Serial No. 130,134. Divided yand this .application JuneZl, 1940, -ScrialrNot 341,681

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to an improvement in are mountings Vand is a .division of my co-pending application entitled Flare, Serial No. 130,134, led 'March 10, v1937, and patented July 29, 1941,as Patent No.2,'250,'110.

In the use of flares such as are shown in this application many State regulations have to be satised. One regulation is that a plurality of flares (in some States two vflares and in others three) must be carried bry each commercial truck. The flares are required tohold a certain'amount of fuel capable of maintaining a burner in operation for a minimum :number of hours. These flares when placed on :a truck take up valuable storage space yet they must be accessible and in condition to be placed in service at all times.

The present invention deals with flare units such as disclosed in my prior application Serial No. 130,134 and has for its principal object the provision of a ilare mounting whereby two or more such flares may be stacked in a compact group so that the tops and bottoms of an intermediate unit are in juxtaposition with the tops or bottoms of immediately adjacent units. To carry out my invention I provide a rectangular mounting plate having oppositely disposed diagonally extending flanges stamped from the plate at spaced intervals. Cooperating anges are provided on the flare bodies to hold the flares in position on the mounting plate. A pivoted hasp extends over the top flare and serves to hold the ares rmly in place and may be locked to prevent unauthorized removal of the units.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear more fully as the description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein a preferred form of the invention is shown. It is to be understood however that the drawing and description are illustrative only and are not to be taken as limiting the invention except insofar as it is limited by the claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of my invention showing the mounting of three flares;

Fig. 2 is a partial elevation of the mounting plate;

Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of my ilare with the burner collapsed and the cap sealed.

Referring now to the drawing and particularly to Fig. 4 thereof, the improved flare illustrated in connection with my invention comprises an oil container I having a cavity in its bottom I I suffi- Athemselves at I3.

ciently deep to provide clearance for the bail of an adjacent unit .when the burner thereof is depressed with the cap locked in Vposition as shown. A circular orifice large enough to permit the passage of the burner unit is provided in the top of 'the oil container. VProjecting downwardly from the circular orice are oppositely disposed members .I2 which are bent outwardly upon Received in the slots vat lI3 is the bottom coil of a coil spring I4 which tends to expand the entire length of the members I2. Seated `upon the top coil of the spring I4 are feet (not shown) extending from an annular carriage member I5. Upward movementof the annular carriage member I5 is limited by a stop I6 disposed about the circular orice in the container top. Through the center of the carriage member I5 projects a wick tube I1 containing a Wick I8. Disposed about the upper end of the wick tube I1 is a llame guard I9 having lateral flame ports 20 and horizontal air inlets 2l, the latter being in the base of the flame guard.

For snui'ling the flare and to provide convenient means for depressing the burner unit a cap 22 is provided to cover the top of the llame guard I9. Said cap is provided with a circular plate 23 having projecting lugs 24 which cooperate with flanges 25 on the container top to provide a bayonet lock. When the cap is twisted, therefor, the lugs 24 engage the flanges 25 and securely lock gasket 2B against rim 21 of the container to render the flare completely leakproof.

Having thus generally described my preferred flare unit I now disclose the flare mounting contemplated in the present invention.

A rectangular mounting plate has a series of diagonal anges 3| stamped from the plate and spaced to accommodate the height of a flare body. The diagonally extending flanges 3l are oppositely disposed with respect to the longitudinal center line oi the plate 30. The flare bodies I0 have a pair of diagonal flanges 32 welded or otherwise secured thereto, the flanges 32 being at the same angle to the perpendicular of the nare as the iianges 3| are to the center line of the plate 30. The plate 30 is provided with a pivoted hasp 35 having therein a hole 36 adapted to center with a similar hole 31 in an angle 38 Welded to the plate 30. A padlock may be inserted through the holes 36 and 31 securely locking the flares when they are stacked as shown in Fig. 1. Pivot 40 of the hasp 35 is so positioned that when the hasp 35 is horizontal its bottom edge bears upon the top edges of the flanges 32 of the top are to wedge the set of flares Securely in the rack. A series of holes 4l is provided in the plate 30 for securing the plate to a truck body.

As will be understood, the present invention provides a compact flare and means for mounting a plurality of such ares so that they may be efciently and economically carried in commercial automobiles n compliance with the Various State regulations.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction and operation of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an arrangement for supporting in vertically stacked relation a plurality of road ares each having on its side one element of a two element vertically separable interlocking connection, the combination of a carrier plate havof the uppermost flare and hold the vertically l stacked flares in position.

2. In an arrangement for supporting in vertically stacked relation a plurality of road flares each having on its side one element of a two element vertically separable interlocking connection, the combination of a carrier plate having thereon a series of mounting fianges constituting the other elements of said connection thereon, said mounting flanges being arranged in vertically spaced relation at Vertical intervals such as to prevent a lower are from being removed while the next upper flare is in the position where the element thereon is interlocked with the ange on the carrier plate, the elements on said ares comprising flanges overlapping the anges on the carrier plate, and a hasp on the plate adapted to overlie and engage the top of the uppermost are and hold the vertically stacked flares in position.

3. In an arrangement for supporting in vertically stacked relation a plurality of road iiares each having on its side one element of a two element vertically separable interlocking connection, the combination of a carrier plate having the other elements of said connection thereon arranged in vertically spaced relation at vertical intervals such as to prevent a lower flare from being removed while the next upper are is in position, the said interlocking elements comprising pairs of horizontally spaced diagonal flanges on the plate and brackets on the flares, said brackets being provided with horizontally spaced diagonal anges interlocking with the anges on the plate, and a hasp pivoted on the plate above the top pair of flanges thereon in position to engage the top one of the series of flares to hold the flares in position.

RAYMOND F. HUTI. 

